Senior Regional Underwriter

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Covéa Insurance Group Full time

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Senior Regional Underwriter

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commercial Lines team as a Senior Regional Underwriter. Covea Insurance are looking for someone who is highly collaborative & good at establishing and maintaining relationships with brokers and other internal stakeholders. You should have a strong customer service ethos, and be continuously and proactively looking to improve the quality of service provided to all customers.

What will I be doing?

You can expect your role in Commercial Lines to vary greatly day-to-day. Here’s a taster of some of the work you’ll be getting involved in.

  • Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with a panel of south brokers as their nominated underwriter.
  • Support profitable development of the Mid-Market Commercial Combined & Real Estate accounts.
  • Prospect and actively contribute to the growth targets of the team optimising sales and retention.
  • Take ownership of large complex cases and work proactively with the broker to negotiate the right outcome.
  • Develop and support Covea’s commercial lines account by engaging and encouraging relationships with regional brokers.
  • Maintain an accurate audit trail using Covea’s systems, practices, and procedures.
  • Underwrite within Covea strategy and authority limits and refer all cases outside of strategy or individual limits.
  • Maintain and endeavour to exceed agreed service levels, to both internal and external customers.
  • Be a strong referral point for your team, providing technical assistance and guidance to colleagues

What would we like to see in you?

  • A confident decision maker who brings a strong and decisive approach to underwrite commercial risks
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively influence key stakeholders
  • Demonstrate ability to negotiate and influence through use of effective trading skills
  • Willingly provides help and support to others and has the ability to work co-operatively
  • Proactive, innovative and positive with the ability to take the lead
  • Experience in underwriting and trading mid-market Commercial Combined products
  • A detailed knowledge of the South West broker market
  • Minimum Dip CII or progressing towards, is preferred

What’s on offer?

  • 36.25 working hours per week with flexitime, (along with a range of flexible working options)
  • Annual pay review and performance related bonus
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays
  • Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships
  • Lots of support for your mental wellbeing through our Wellbeing group, who provide Mental Health First Aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme where you can access additional support such as counselling, financial advice, and relationship support.
  • A range of health benefits such as access to a 24/7 Virtual GP, free eye tests, flu jabs and the option to opt into private medical insurance
  • Peace of mind, with our life assurance plan and the option to opt in to our critical illness cover
  • 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution to maximum of 9%
  • A volunteering day a year to support a charity close to your heart
  • A big thank you for sticking around, with our Loyalty Bonus – once you reach 5 years service and beyond
  • Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal.

Salary:

Dependent on experience

Working hours:

36.25 About Us

At Covéa Insurance we understand that a job is more than just a 9-5, it’s a big part of your life and you need to enjoy what you do.

Our employees are at the heart of our organisation and we’re committed in supporting every individual to help them thrive and develop in our open and inclusive environment.

When it comes to the common misconceptions about ‘dull’ insurance companies, we like to think we break the mould. Our newer employees often tell us they're surprised at how the reality of working for us is pleasantly different to the old fashioned idea they had before

We want our employees to enjoy working here and we do this by encouraging them to get involved and have fun. We look for opportunities to celebrate everyone’s successes, and we encourage our people to look after each other and give their time to support local charities that mean something to them.

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